Zichron Ya’acov

Israel’s beautiful pedestrian mall undergoes comprehensive upgrade

After many years, renovation works will begin in Zichron Ya’acov pedestrian mall. The project will last about three months and include lighting upgrades, seating areas, shading and, landscaping.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Zichron Ya’acov pedestrian mall.
A FLEETING moment of calm: Shiri and her husband share a quiet exchange in the kitchen with their child, one of the ‘little things’ that hold a family together between deployments.

‘It’s the little things’: Israeli mother juggles war, parenthood as her husband serves

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: This article is the second in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
THE WRITER and husband, Gerald Schroeder, at ‘that pool she’d been talking about for months.’

Between missiles and swifts: A stay at the Gordonia hotel - review

'Despite the extraordinary tensions in Israel, there was the ebullience of being together, as if we’d met fellow Israelis in a Chabad House in Seoul or Fairbanks, Alaska.'

|ByBARBARA SOFER
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom attends the inauguration of new installations at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of the prison’s transformation plan, in San Quentin, California, US, February 20, 2026.

Grapevine, March 20, 2026: A legislative battle against Jews

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Police forced into shelter with two suspects arrested for antiquities theft amid sirens

The suspects excavation equipment has been seized, and the investigation is ongoing.

MARCH 17, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The destruction caused by the looters at the Horvat Hermesh antiquities site in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

A first look: This is what the new Gordonia Hotel opening this winter looks like

Gordonia Hotel Zichron Yaacov will open this coming February, but not in a boutique format—rather with 142 rooms, an infinity pool, and also a huge spa.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByZIV REINSTEIN
The infinity pool at Gordonia Hotel

Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel offers deluxe rooms, pools, and panoramic views - review

Overlooking the Carmel Coast, Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel brings sea facing rooms, a dramatic infinity pool, a full spa, and refined cuisine to one of Israel’s most scenic towns.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER
A view of the new Gordonia Zichron Yaakov.